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Description: | This is probably a fragment of a small, copper-alloy Headstud brooch of the 2nd century AD. The cross-section of the bow is a hollow 'D' shape. The wings are hollow with a broken, pierced lug at the centre to hold a spring mechanism or pin. There is also evidence of a chain-loop at the top of the brooch.The front of the bow has an annular casting that it may have held enamel, below this is a hole which penetrates the bow. From the headstud, there is an expanding 'V'-shaped groove running down to the hole, and from there a central channel runs to what may have been a second, lower hole at the break point.The brooch is broken off at the mid-point of the bow and the pin is missing.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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